New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 83

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✨ Regulatory Orders and Schedules

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

1884” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), for the purpose, inter alia, of fixing and determining the fees and rates to be demanded and received for the transmission of any telegram or otherwise: And whereas it is expedient to revoke all such regulations in so far as they fix fees and rates for the transmission of inland telegrams and to make and fix others in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke section number two under the heading “Charges” in the Schedule to the afore-mentioned Order in Council, fixing rates and charges for the transmission of telegrams within New Zealand, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulations and fix the fees and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto for the transmission of such telegrams; and doth hereby order that such regulations and such fees and rates shall have effect on and from the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and six.

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SCHEDULE.

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Regulations under which Telegrams are authorised to be transmitted on the Telegraph-lines belonging to the Government of New Zealand.

CHARGES.

The charges for transmission of a telegram within New Zealand are,—
For twelve words or less, including address and signature—
Urgent .. .. .. One shilling.
Ordinary .. .. .. Sixpence.
Extra words, 1d. and ½d. each respectively.
On Sundays, on telegrams lodged at or addressed to offices which are open from 5 to 5.30 p.m. only, these rates are doubled.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Altering Rates of Postage.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of October, 1906.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the third day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five, rates of postage were fixed, inter alia, under the authority of “The Post Office Act, 1900” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), for the transmission of letters, books, packets, and newspapers through the post for places within or beyond New Zealand; and it is expedient to revoke the provisions of the aforesaid Order in Council fixing rates of postage for letters, and in lieu thereof to fix the rates of postage on letters and letter-cards as hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the rates of postage for letters prescribed by the aforesaid Order in Council, or any amendment thereof, and in lieu thereof doth hereby fix the rates of postage on letters and letter-cards as specified in the Schedule hereto; and doth further order that this Order in Council shall take effect on and after the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and six.

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SCHEDULE.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

Letters and Letter-cards.

Inland .. .. 1d. for each 4 oz. or fraction thereof.
The United Kingdom,
British possessions,
and countries in list
given below .. 1d. for each ½ oz. or fraction thereof.
Note.—“Inland” includes the Cook Islands—namely, Rarotonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke (Parry), and Hervey (Manuae); also Palmerston (Avarua), Niue (Savage), Pukapuka (Danger), Rakaanga, Manahiki, Penrhyn (Tongareva), and Suwarrow Islands.
British New Guinea .. 2d. for each ½ oz. or fraction thereof.
All other places (Postal Union rates) .. 2½d. for each ½ oz. or fraction thereof.

LIST ABOVE MENTIONED.

Aden
Akassa (Nigeria, Southern)
Amoy (British Postal Agency)
Antigua (Leeward Islands)
Asaba (Nigeria, Southern)
Ascension
Australia
Bahama Islands
Barbados
Benin (Nigeria, Southern)
Bermudas
Bonny (Nigeria, Southern)
Borgu (Nigeria, Northern)
Brass (Nigeria, Southern)
British Central Africa Protectorate
British East Africa Protectorate
British Guiana
British Honduras
British New Guinea
British North Borneo
British Postal Agencies in China—
Amoy
Canton
Chefoo
Foochow
Hankow
Hoihow
Liu Kung Tau (Weihaiwei)
Ningpo
Shanghai
Swatow
Burutu (Nigeria, Southern)
Calabar (New and Old) (Nigeria, Southern)
Canada
Canton (British Postal Agency)
Cape Colony
Ceylon
Chefoo (British Postal Agency)
Chili
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Dominica (Leeward Islands)
Ducie Island
Easter Island
Egypt
Falkland Islands
Fanning Island
Fiji
Foochow (British Postal Agency)
Forcados or Warree (Nigeria, Southern)
Gambia
Gibraltar
Gold Coast
Grenada (Windward Islands)
Grenadines (Windward Islands)
Hankow (British Postal Agency)
Hoihow (British Postal Agency)
Hong Kong
Idah (Nigeria, Southern)
Idda (Nigeria, Northern)
India
Italy
Jamaica
Johore
Labuan
Lagos
Leeward Islands—
Antigua
Dominica
Montserrat

Leeward Islands—contd.
Nevis
St. Kitt’s
Virgin Islands
Liberia
Liu Kung Tau (British Postal Agency)
Lokoja (Nigeria, Northern)
Malay States (Protected)—
Negri-Sembilan
Pahang
Perak
Selangor
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Montserrat (Leeward Islands)
Natal [States]
Negri-Sembilan (Malay States)
Nevis (Leeward Islands)
Newfoundland
New Hebrides
Nicaragua
Nigeria, Northern (including Borgu, Idda, and Lokoja)
Nigeria, Southern (including Akassa, Asaba, Benin, Bonny, Brass, Burutu, Calabar (New and Old), Idah, Onitsha, Opobo, and Warree or Forcados)
Ningpo (British Postal Agency)
Norfolk Island
Onitsha (Nigeria, Southern)
Opobo (Nigeria, Southern)
Orange River Colony
Pahang (Malay States)
Paraguay
Perak (Malay States)
Peru
Pitcairn Island
Portugal
Portuguese Colonies
St. Helena
St. Kitt’s (Leeward Islands)
St. Lucia (Windward Islands)
St. Vincent (Windward Islands)
Sarawak
Selangor (Malay States)
Servia
Seychelles
Shanghai (British Postal Agency)
Sierra Leone
Siam
Solomon Islands
Somaliland Protectorate
Straits Settlements
Swatow (British Postal Agency)
Tobago
Tonga
Tortola (Leeward Islands)
Transvaal
Trinidad
Turks Islands
Uganda
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Warree or Forcados (Nigeria, Southern)
Weihaiwei (Liu Kung Tau) (British Postal Agency)
Windward Islands—
Grenada
Grenadines
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Zanzibar

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1906, No 83

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🚂 Revoking and Setting New Rates for Inland Telegrams

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated2 October 1906
KeywordsElectric Telegraph, telegram rates, inland telegrams, regulations, Executive Council
👩‍💼 Officials

Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council
Plunket, Governor

🚂 Altering Rates of Postage

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated2 October 1906
KeywordsPost Office Act, postage rates, letters, letter-cards, inland mail, international mail, Executive Council
👩‍💼 Officials

Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council
Plunket, Governor

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